No. 2 Texas sweeps I-35 rivals Baylor

The No. 2 Texas Longhorns (28-1) traveled I-35 and swept the Baylor Bears (20-9) in a two-game weekend matchup in serious fashion to extend their winning streak over the Bears to seven games and set a program record with a 25th straight victory. On Friday, Texas came out swinging with slugging junior first baseman Katie Stewart knocking in senior second baseman Leighann Goode with a single, an inning that ended after junior shortstop Viviana Martinez scored senior catcher Reese Atwood with an RBI grounder.

The game stayed quiet until the fourth, when Baylor designated player Kaci West hit an RBI groundout out to cut into the deficit. Texas quickly answered back with junior center fielder Kayden Henry slapping in two runs on a triple. Senior left fielder Kaiah Altmeyer continued the surge with a sacrifice fly and Atwood boomed a two-run bomb to center field.

Shortly after Atwood’s home run in the fourth, Stewart and Wells hit back-to-back jacks to left center for a 9=1 lead. In the top of the fifth, the Bears attempted to roar with catcher Averie Waddell hitting a solo home run to center field, but Texas responded again with an RBI single from Goode. On the mound, Wells (4-1) started and tossed four innings, collecting two strikeouts while just giving up four hits and a run, supported by sophomore right-hander Cambria Salmon closing out the game with one inning, striking out one batter and giving one hit and run.

In Saturday’s game, Henry knocked in two runs in the second inning with a double to right field, Goode singled to center field collecting for an RBI, and aggressive base running by Goode stealing second and Henry stealing home ,alongside an RBI single to right field from Stewart, made the score 5-0. Texas continued the onslaught with Wells slapping a two-run double down the left-field line and advancing to third on a throwing error by the Bears shortstop, along with senior right fielder Ashton Maloney knocking a double through the left side to score two more funs for a 9-0 lead. In the top of the fifth, senior Kaydee Bennett drove in two runs on an inside-the-park home run to left center to run-rule the Bears, 11-0.